Chrysopaa sternosignata

Chrysopaa sternosignata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Amphibia
Order:Anura
Family:Dicroglossidae
Genus:Chrysopaa
Ohler and Dubois, 2006
Species: C. sternosignata
Binomial name
Chrysopaa sternosignata
(Murray, 1885)
Synonyms
  • Rana sternosignata Murray, 1885
  • Paa sternosignata (Murray, 1885)
  • Nanorana sternosignata (Murray, 1885)

Chrysopaa sternosignata is the only species in the monotypic genus Chrysopaa of the Dicroglossidae family.[2][3] It is found in Balochistan, Pakistan, Kashmir (Pakistan and India) and in Afghanistan. Its common names include Baluch Mountain frog, karez frog, Malir paa frog, and Murray's frog.[2]

Chrysopaa sternosignata is a highly aquatic frog living in rivers, swamps, and freshwater marshes. It is a relatively common species.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Khan, M.S., Papenfuss, T., Anderson, S., Kuzmin, S., Dutta, S., Ohler, A. & Sengupta, S. (2004). Chrysopaa sternosignata. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Archived June 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. Downloaded on 8 January 2014.
  2. 1 2 Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Chrysopaa Ohler and Dubois, 2006". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  3. ↑ "Chrysopaa Ohler and Dubois, 2006". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
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